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equivalents doctrine

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A quick definition of equivalents doctrine:

The equivalents doctrine is a rule in patents that says if someone makes a product or process that is very similar to a patented invention, they can still be guilty of infringement even if they didn't copy the exact words of the patent. This is to prevent people from making small changes to avoid getting in trouble for copying. To decide if there is infringement, the court looks at whether the accused product or process has something that works the same way as each part of the patented invention. If it does, and it gets the same result, then it's infringement.

A more thorough explanation:

The equivalent doctrine is a legal theory used in patent law to determine if a product or process infringes on a patent even if it falls outside the literal scope of the patent claims. This doctrine was created to prevent parties from avoiding liability for patent infringement by making trivial changes to avoid the language of the patent claims.

For example, if a patent claims a product with a specific element, and another product has a similar element that performs the same function in the same way to get the same result, it may be considered an infringement under the equivalent doctrine.

However, the doctrine of prosecution-history estoppel may limit the use of the equivalent doctrine if the patentee voluntarily amended the claim.

Other legal doctrines include the doctrine of estates, which explains that a person cannot own land but can only own an estate in it for a specific period of time, and the doctrine of necessaries, which holds a parent or spouse liable for goods or services required for sustenance, support, or healthcare for their child or spouse.

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18:13
Babycat are you drinking the chemical waters
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:13
Told them this is ridiculous and they took $140 off so my patience has been bought. Now I need to find another distraction from this shitty teacher
18:13
Original price was 460 they just ripped ya off
18:13
jk that is nice
babycat
18:14
@EvolBunny: I love fluoride 😍😍😍
18:14
omg me too
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:15
@EvolBunny: I am fine with them making their cut and all that but I bought it with an adjustable gas block, new LVPO and foregrip so I just have a bunch of parts and ammo with no way to shoot it
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: i mean getting paid for their incompetence is based
18:15
they think you are going to attack dj trump
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:18
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they blaimed it on their IT team for not updating it as out of stock when I paid but like buying something in stock in September then being told I won't get it until mid January is pretty wild. I do not hunt anymore but their mistake would of caused me to miss the entire season. If it wasn't so hard to get left handed ARs I would of gone elsewhere
oh that's kind of worth more than $140
that's at least $300
18:19
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: what you gonna do when january hits and they are like "it still isnt here come back in april"
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
Its a $600 part, they already covering shipping and paying the tax so $140 is an additional 25% off.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
18:21
You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
18:21
wasp is wasp
18:21
knows how be rich and demand shit lmfao
i am atheist not protestant
18:22
same thing tho ya? - catholic
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
18:24
what other guns ya got
are we losing hope for gtown lol
yeah i dont think gtown does A's this late unfortunately
18:25
it is like 630 on a friday there bud
18:25
think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
damn it was a slow day today
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I do not think we will see a wave until after thanksgiving. Adcoms will be nice and not ruin someones thanksgiving with an R
18:28
ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
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